Xi Jinping and King Philippe of Belgium exchange congratulatory messages on the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Belgium Li Keqiang and Belgian Federal Prime Minister De Crowe exchanged congratulatory messages

Source: Xinhua Net

Beijing, 25 Oct (Xinhua) -- On 25 October, President Xi Jinping and King Philippe of Belgium exchanged congratulatory messages to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Xi Jinping pointed out that since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Belgium, the relations between the two countries have continued to develop on the basis of mutual respect and mutual benefit and win-win results. In 2014, together with King Philippe, I elevated China-Belgium relations to an all-round friendly and cooperative partnership, and the exchanges and cooperation between the two sides in various fields have yielded fruitful results. After the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the two peoples helped each other and continued to write a new chapter in the friendship between China and Belgium. I attach great importance to the development of China-Belgium relations and am willing to work with King Philip to take the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries as an opportunity to promote new achievements in China-Belgium relations and make new contributions to the development of China-EU relations.

Philippe said that in the 50 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and China, the friendly relations between the two countries have made great progress in many fields, with rich achievements in economic and trade cooperation and increasingly close local exchanges. I have visited China many times and witnessed China's rapid progress and the development of Relations between Belgium and China. Looking forward to the future, I wish that the friendly relations between Belgium and China will be further strengthened on the current solid foundation.

On the same day, Premier Li Keqiang of the State Council and Federal Prime Minister of Belgium de Croix exchanged congratulatory messages. Li Keqiang said that China is willing to take the opportunity of celebrating the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries to deepen mutually beneficial cooperation, expand friendly exchanges, and promote the sustained and healthy development of China-Belgian relations. De Crowe said that for example, it cherishes the relations between the two countries and is willing to strengthen dialogue with China, deepen cooperation in the fields of economy, trade and sustainable development, and jointly safeguard multilateralism.